A lower salary threshold, for occupations on Germany's shortage list — IT, engineering, health and others. Every number on this page is the authority's own sentence, with the page it came from and the day we read it. This page is for people who need a permit to work in Germany. This page describes the rules; it does not decide on you.
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What this route asks for
€45,934.20/year— lower amount for shortage occupations
Read from the authority's own page on , with the sentence it came from below.
Check your own situation
Where do you stand on this route? The questions are answered on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere. You get each rule against what you declared, the gap if there is one, and which single change would open more routes.
Every number below is quoted from an official page, and a daily check re-reads every source. On this route — quoted and dated · scored — 2 conditions this interview did not ask. Every rule that decides the shortage-occupation Blue Card is a question you answer, including whether the occupation is on Germany's list; the two conditions the authority states — the six-month job offer, and the licence where the profession is regulated — are listed with the rules below and never asked.
The rules of this route
A non-EU passport
Who this is for
Citizens of the EU, of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and of Switzerland, can live and work in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands under free movement — the routes on this site are for other passports. Check registration rules after arrival (e.g. Anmeldung in Germany).
As an EU national you generally don't need a work permit to work anywhere in the EU. · europa.eu · TFEU (the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) art. 45 (free movement of workers) — Your Europe · · English, from europa.eu.Official page ↗
A job offer
Condition
This route asks for a job offer.
What the checker asks
Which best describes your situation?
A university degree
Condition
This route asks for a university degree.
What the checker asks
Your highest completed qualification?
Full German recognition
Condition
This route asks for full German recognition.
What the checker asks
Where does German recognition of your qualification stand?
This route asks for at least €45,934.20/year — the yearly salary for the job you would do.
€45,630/yearExperienced worker (§ 19c / § 6 BeschV) — another route here
€45,934.20/yearthis route — lower amount for shortage occupations
€50,700/yearEU Blue Card — general — another route here
Personen mit einem Mangelberuf und Berufseinsteigende können die Blaue Karte EU auch mit einem geringeren Bruttojahresgehalt beantragen, welches 2026 45.934,20 Euro beträgt. · arbeitsagentur.de · lower amount for shortage occupations · § 18g AufenthG (AufenthG = the Residence Act) · · German, from arbeitsagentur.de. The source writes 45.934,20 where this page writes 45,934.20 — the same number.Official page ↗
Also required — not checked here
A concrete job offer from an employer in Germany, for work of at least six months
Eine weitere Voraussetzung für die Blaue Karte EU ist ein konkretes Stellenangebot von einem Arbeitgeber in Deutschland mit einer Beschäftigungsdauer von mindestens sechs Monaten. · arbeitsagentur.de · § 18g AufenthG · · German, from arbeitsagentur.de.Official page ↗
If your profession is regulated, the licence to practise it must already be in hand
Handelt es sich um einen reglementierten Beruf, muss zusätzlich eine Berufsausübungserlaubnis vorliegen. · arbeitsagentur.de · § 18g AufenthG · · German, from arbeitsagentur.de.Official page ↗